Incidental pulmonary embolism in patients with cancer : prevalence, underdiagnosis and evaluation of an AI algorithm for automatic detection of pulmonary embolism
(2023) In European Radiology 33. p.1185-1193- Abstract
Objectives: To assess the prevalence of reported and unreported incidental pulmonary embolism (iPE) in patients with cancer, and to evaluate an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for automatic detection of iPE. Methods: Retrospective cohort study on patients with cancer with an elective CT study including the chest between 2018-07-01 and 2019-06-30. All study reports and images were reviewed to identify reported and unreported iPE and were processed by the AI algorithm. Results: One thousand sixty-nine patients (1892 studies) were included. Per study, iPE was present in 75 studies (4.0%), of which 16 (21.3%) were reported. Unreported iPE had a significantly lower number of involved vessels compared to reported iPE, with a median of... (More)
Objectives: To assess the prevalence of reported and unreported incidental pulmonary embolism (iPE) in patients with cancer, and to evaluate an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for automatic detection of iPE. Methods: Retrospective cohort study on patients with cancer with an elective CT study including the chest between 2018-07-01 and 2019-06-30. All study reports and images were reviewed to identify reported and unreported iPE and were processed by the AI algorithm. Results: One thousand sixty-nine patients (1892 studies) were included. Per study, iPE was present in 75 studies (4.0%), of which 16 (21.3%) were reported. Unreported iPE had a significantly lower number of involved vessels compared to reported iPE, with a median of 2 (interquartile range, IQR, 1–4) versus 5 (IQR 3–9.75), p < 0.001. There were no significant differences in age, cancer type, or attenuation of the main pulmonary artery. The AI algorithm correctly identified 68 of 75 iPE, with 3 false positives (sensitivity 90.7%, specificity 99.8%, PPV 95.6%, NPV 99.6%). False negatives occurred in cases with 1–3 involved vessels. Of the unreported iPE, 32/59 (54.2%) were proximal to the subsegmental arteries. Conclusion: In patients with cancer, the prevalence of iPE was 4.0%, of which only 21% were reported. Greater than 50% of unreported iPE were proximal to the subsegmental arteries. The AI algorithm had a very high sensitivity and specificity with only three false positives, with the potential to increase the detection rate of iPE. Key Points: • In a retrospective single-center study on patients with cancer, unreported iPE were common, with the majority lying proximal to the subsegmental arteries. • The evaluated AI algorithm had a very high sensitivity and specificity, so has the potential to increase the detection rate of iPE.
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- Wiklund, Peder ; Medson, Koshiar and Elf, Johan LU
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- 2023
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- Artificial intelligence, Neoplasms, Pulmonary embolism, Retrospective studies, Venous thromboembolism
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- European Radiology
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- 33
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- 1185 - 1193
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- Springer
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- 0938-7994
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- 10.1007/s00330-022-09071-0
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abstract = {{<p>Objectives: To assess the prevalence of reported and unreported incidental pulmonary embolism (iPE) in patients with cancer, and to evaluate an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for automatic detection of iPE. Methods: Retrospective cohort study on patients with cancer with an elective CT study including the chest between 2018-07-01 and 2019-06-30. All study reports and images were reviewed to identify reported and unreported iPE and were processed by the AI algorithm. Results: One thousand sixty-nine patients (1892 studies) were included. Per study, iPE was present in 75 studies (4.0%), of which 16 (21.3%) were reported. Unreported iPE had a significantly lower number of involved vessels compared to reported iPE, with a median of 2 (interquartile range, IQR, 1–4) versus 5 (IQR 3–9.75), p < 0.001. There were no significant differences in age, cancer type, or attenuation of the main pulmonary artery. The AI algorithm correctly identified 68 of 75 iPE, with 3 false positives (sensitivity 90.7%, specificity 99.8%, PPV 95.6%, NPV 99.6%). False negatives occurred in cases with 1–3 involved vessels. Of the unreported iPE, 32/59 (54.2%) were proximal to the subsegmental arteries. Conclusion: In patients with cancer, the prevalence of iPE was 4.0%, of which only 21% were reported. Greater than 50% of unreported iPE were proximal to the subsegmental arteries. The AI algorithm had a very high sensitivity and specificity with only three false positives, with the potential to increase the detection rate of iPE. Key Points: • In a retrospective single-center study on patients with cancer, unreported iPE were common, with the majority lying proximal to the subsegmental arteries. • The evaluated AI algorithm had a very high sensitivity and specificity, so has the potential to increase the detection rate of iPE.</p>}},
author = {{Wiklund, Peder and Medson, Koshiar and Elf, Johan}},
issn = {{0938-7994}},
keywords = {{Artificial intelligence; Neoplasms; Pulmonary embolism; Retrospective studies; Venous thromboembolism}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{1185--1193}},
publisher = {{Springer}},
series = {{European Radiology}},
title = {{Incidental pulmonary embolism in patients with cancer : prevalence, underdiagnosis and evaluation of an AI algorithm for automatic detection of pulmonary embolism}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00330-022-09071-0}},
doi = {{10.1007/s00330-022-09071-0}},
volume = {{33}},
year = {{2023}},
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